Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] Eclipse platform milestone hard to find

["Nick Boldt" <codeslave@xxxxxxxxxx>]

http://wiki.eclipse.org/IRC_FAQ#Where_can_I_get_Eclipse.3F

You'll want the download.eclipse.org link... and yes, this is a
usability nightmare, which is why it's now in the FAQ for #eclipse. We
get this question a lot. ;-)

Nick

On 9/27/07, Markus Knauer <mknauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Martin,
>
> this is a good point - EPP has a very similar problem:
> How do we find enough people who test our packages before we call them 'stable'.
>
> Maybe we can create one single html page that references both, Eclipse Platform builds AND EPP package builds?
> And this page could be linked to a more prominent place. What do you think about this?
>
> Markus
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cross-project-issues-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Martin Aeschlimann
> Sent: Thu 27/09/2007 12:44
> To: cross-project-issues-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [cross-project-issues-dev] Eclipse platform milestone hard to find
>
> I realized that the download for the latest Eclipse platform milestone
> (for example 3.4 M2) is really hard to find.
>
> The download link 'http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/' will not help you,
> all you find are links to the Europe downloads.
>
> What you have to do is to go on 'Projects' 'Eclipse Project' 'Eclipse
> Platform' to click on the download icon.
> I think this is almost impossible to find.
>
> I think its really important to propagate the platform milestone builds
> better.
> - We depend on users testing and giving feedback on the latest
> - We need to keep users interested in Eclipse. The milestone 'new and
> noteworthy' document serves that purpose.
> We spend considerable time on creating the 'new and noteworthy'. If it
> stays as hidden as now, I wonder if its worth the effort.
>
> -> Put a link to a new 'new and noteworthy' to the news ticker
> -> Put a link to the latest milestone on the main download page. Explain
> who should use it and how.
>
> The download packages are great to have. Maybe they can also be offered by
> milestone?
>
> Martin
>
>
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